Eye Shadow Cream Shadow: Cream eye shadows are used alone or with other eye shadow products. They can come in tubes, pots, wands, and compacts. Cream eye shadows can have a dewy, glossy, or frosty appearance, depending on the product. Some are formulated to be waterproof or water resistant. Cream to Powder: Cream eye shadow […]

The correct colors to use for highlights are important. If the highlight color is too light or too heavily applied for all media (film, TV, HD, print, and theater), your work will be seen as heavy-handed. Highlights in off – whites, cream, pinks, gold, yellows, or any color that is a few degrees lighter than […]

Throughout the makeup world, you’ll get different opinions on if or when you should apply the theory of highlights and contours. As lighting and film stock have evolved, so has makeup. Back in the day, Makeup Artists would “blank out” the face to start with a blank canvas, and use the tools of highlight and […]

Concealers even out skin tone, and cover blemishes, scars, bruising, discoloration, and circles under the eyes. They have a thicker composition than foundation, and are available in cream, stick, tube, pots, and liquid. Sometimes a concealer is the only product a Makeup Artist needs to even out someone’s skin tone (see “Spot Painting” in Chapter […]

The most popular foundations in the industry are tinted moisturizers, liquids, and cream-based, water-based, emollient-based, and mineral-based foundations. You will need to have all of them in your kit, with a good selection of colors for mixing and matching. This will allow you to handle any skin tone and type. Cake and stick foundations are […]

Makeup foundation’s cosmetic purpose is to even out skin tone, hide fine lines, and provide a base on which to apply makeup. Foundations also provide added moisture to the skin, protect from the environment, and, with some products, provide a light sunscreen. Foundation or makeup base comes in a variety of textures and consistencies: tinted […]

Nancy explains that sometimes a person’s skin color presents a special problem. For example: • Someone with rosacea needs help managing redness. • Someone will naturally have so much golden (yellow) tone that they look sallow. • Some skin tones have an almost greenish hue that can actually appear unhealthy. Here are some techniques: If […]

by Nancy Tozier, Director of Education and President, Take up Make-up Cosmetics Once you have determined the shades that are best suited to the person, you will begin the process of mixing foundations to correct or enhance the actor’s skin tone. First, be sure that the client is seated in good daylight, just as you […]

by Nancy Tozier, Director of Education and President, Take up Make-up Cosmetics To custom blend a foundation that matches the client’s skin perfectly, you must begin by determining if the client is warm toned or cool toned. Does the client’s skin have golden undertones or cool undertones? (Cool undertones are sometimes referred to as blue […]